M15 - Time Series Analysis Flashcards

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Time series analysis

  • … unit if observation
  • …. points in time

Describes the …. change in y
Used for ….

A
  • 1 unit if observation
  • various points in time

Describes the temporal change in y
Used for forecasting

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Portfolio mgmt:
…-French …-factor model
“Observation that … …. of … have tended to be … than the market
–> (I) small … (II) stocks with … price-to …. ratio

CAPM : capital … … mgmt
“Uses … variable to describe the … of a portfolio”

–> add those … factors to capm to reflect the portfolio’s …. to these ….

A

Portfolio mgmt:
FAMA-French 3-factor model
“Observation that 2 CLASSES of STOCKS have tended to be BETTER than the market
–> (I) small CAPS (II) stocks with LOW price-to BOOK ratio

CAPM : capital ASSET PRICING mgmt
“Uses ONE variable to describe the RETURNS of a portfolio”

–> add those 2 factors to capm to reflect the portfolio’s EXPOSURE to these FACTORS

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quantitative forecasting models are based on ..

two methological subgroups:

A

…on a mathematical model

one or multiple time series
one series: time series extrapolation
one/ multiple: causal forecasting methods

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Time series extrapolation

  • classes of importance:
  • These 3 classes … … on … data
  • possible combinations
A
  • autoregressive (AR) models
  • integrated (I) models
  • moving average (MA) models
  • These 3 classes DEPENDING LINEARLY on PREVIOUS data
  • autoregressive moving avergage (ARMA)
  • autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA)
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When are the time series models suitable?

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suitable, if Xt can be modelled as a linear function of earlier values of Xt-1

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time series extrapolation:

Gaussian White Noise

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–> samples are regarded as a sequence of serially uncorrelated random variables with zero mean and finite variance;

at any point in time its totally random what you observe

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time series extrapolation: 
Moving Average (MA)
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earlier effect of Xt-1 and the error term still has an effect on Xt

–> the output variable depends linearly on the current and various past values of a stochastic term

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time series extrapolation:

Random walk

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zero of Xt is the value of Xt-1 plus error term

–> describes a path that consists of a succession of random steps

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time series extrapolation:

Autoregressive

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earlier point Xt-1 has an effect on Xt but to a reduced extent (beta)

–> the output variable depends linearly on its own previous values and on a stochastic term

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Causal forecasting methods

  • represents
  • based on
  • models
A
  • a model is specified that represents the causal relationships between the variables
  • based on time series data

single equation models or simultaneous models

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Formulation of a model

  • basic idea:
  • additive time series equation:
  • multiplikative time series equation:
  • what are the components?
A
  • basic idea: splitting the time series components into different components –> time series analysis decomposition
  • Y = A + K + S + u
  • Y = AKS*u
    Y = variable to be forecasted;
    systematic: A = trend component (long-term development of y), K = cyclical component, S = seasonal component (cyclical variations of y around a long-term trend
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12
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Whats the Durbin-watson statistics?

  • expected values
A

is there autocorrelation in the residuals (prediction errors)?

  • the expected value of d is large for large T’s,
    …for perfect positive correlation: 0
    …for complete uncorrelated terms: 2
    …for perfect negative correlation: 4
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13
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T + k
T
k

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T + k = forecast value for the period
T = end of observation period
k = number of observation points in the future

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14
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Name different time series models

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  • linear time series model
  • non-linear time series models:
  • -> square-root model
  • -> logarithmic model
  • -> multiplicative model
  • -> power regression model
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15
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on what does forecasting depend?

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depends on the quality, which depends on how well the model fits the data

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16
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Whats the projection interval?

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With 95% confidence (alpha=0.05) it is expected that YT+k will be between value 1 and value 2 in the period T+k

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Forecasting accuracy

  • problem?
  • solution 1
  • solution 2
A
  • the standard quality measures of regression (R², F, etc.) only tell us how well the model fits the OBSERVED values
  • compare predicted values with realized ones –> but only possible after realization
  • ex-post-forecast: forecast that is run in past periods but only for those periods that have available data; the last observed time series values are compared with the ex-post forecast values
18
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Structural breaks

  • def
  • leads to
  • how to deal with them?
  • e.g.
A
  • are unexpected shifts in time series analysis
  • leads to forecasting errors and unreliablity in general
  • by dummy variables: they equal zero before ths reak, afterwards they are 1
  • law changes, brexit, Trump, EU expansion
19
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Cyclical variations

  • def
  • how to deal with them?
  • why cant we create a dummy variable for all possible states? (winter, fall, spring, summer)
  • e.g.
A

variations in the data not due to fixed periods
last on avg. more than 1/2 years

  • dummy variables
  • because we would have perfect collinearity (only valid if we have alpha; if alpha wouldnt exist, we could involve all dummies)
  • -> always have 1 dummy less than you have cases
20
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difference of forecasting accuracy with cross-sectional data?

A

–> in cross-sectional data you have observed values, in forecasting you only have predicted ones:
the standard quality measures are not accurately

21
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Change in trend

A

there is also an unexpected shift, but due to a change in the relationship
- change of interest rates